Glenn Hegar, who was elected state comptroller in November 2014, is shown at the State Republican Convention on June 6, 2014.
Glenn Hegar, who was elected state comptroller in November 2014, is shown at the State Republican Convention on June 6, 2014. Bob Daemmrich

State Sen. Glenn Hegar, the Republican nominee for state comptroller, announced Tuesday that his campaign raised $1,393,102 in the latest reporting period of Feb. 23 through June 30.

The haul brings Hegarโ€™s total fundraising in the first half of 2014 to more than $2 million. His campaign now has $1,228,987 in cash on hand, without any outstanding loans.

Hegar faces Democratic nominee Mike Collier, a Houston businessman who has not previously held elected office, in the general election.

โ€œTexans want a proven fiscal conservative to lead the charge to protect taxpayers and reduce inefficiencies in state government,โ€ Hegar said in a statement. โ€œI am very grateful for our campaignโ€™s financial and grassroots supporters who are helping us spread our positive message to the people of Texas.โ€

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Eli Okun was an intern at The Texas Tribune in 2014. He has a degree in international relations at Brown University, where he worked as the editor-in-chief of The Brown Daily Herald. He previously worked...